Computerized Food Processing Operations
This book is designed to explain and illustrate how food processing op erations can be made more efficient and profitable through the application of computers in the laboratory, pilot plant, and production plant floor of industrial food processing plants. It is intended to provide a sufficient un...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Microcomputers
- Hardware
- Interfacing with the Outside World
- Software
- 2. Data Acquisition in the Laboratory
- The Measurement Process
- Gas Chromatography: A Case Study
- Heat Penetration Tests: A Case Study
- 3. Computer Control in the Food Processing Plant
- Review of Process Control Systems
- Control System Configurations
- Benefits of Computer-based Control Systems
- System Specification and Vendor Selection
- Industry Case Studies
- 4. On-Line Control of Unit Operations
- General Concepts
- Thermal Processing of Canned Foods
- Ultrahigh Temperature Process Control for Aseptic Systems
- Multiefiect Evaporation in Juice Concentration
- Fermentation Process Control
- Computer Control in Bin Drying Operations
- 5. Process Modeling and Simulation
- Thermal Processing: A Case Study
- Freezing
- Drying
- Other Unit Operations
- Computer-aided Design in Process Flowsheets
- Training Requirements
- 6. Process Optimization
- Elements of Optimization Theory
- Steady-State Optimization in Thermal Processing
- Dynamic Optimization in Thermal Processing
- Optimum Container Geometry in Thermal Processing
- Other Applications of Optimization to Heat Processing
- Optimization in Food Dehydration